Trimmed tourny.

This is my first tourny to post. I know I made mistakes, but the table was incredibly weak. A couple of the hands were very read dependent, and most likely marginal calls or bets. There were also a few small blinds that I could have raised but opted not to, as to not look overly aggressive, even though I did raise a sb with 2 4. Mainly I would like to know what button hands I could have gotten away with raising, and whether or not being as aggressive as I was on a weak table going to get me into more trouble than good.
And any other constructive criticism would also be welcomed.


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---Tournament Summary---
$1.10 SNG: Finished 1/9 for $4.50
Data for 105 hands.
You played 35 hands (33.33%)
You raised 22 times preflop (20.95%)

J:diamond: 8:diamond: UTG (M = 50.00; F)

-----Hand 1-----
Heros M = 50.00
PokerStars Game #23882452702: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/01/14 0:35:41 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: skiRus (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: bcal717 (1490 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1480 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: popobawa69 (1420 in chips)
Seat 7: mcgtool (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (1670 in chips)
Seat 9: johnno1961 (1440 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 10
Hero: posts big blind 20
Preflop: Hero dealt 3:heart: T:diamond:
lordoffatnes: folds
popobawa69: calls 20
mcgtool: folds
RudyB38: calls 20
johnno1961: calls 20
skiRus: folds
bcal717: calls 20
joe3630: calls 10
Hero: checks
Flop: 7:club: 3:club: 4:spade:
joe3630: checks
Hero: checks
popobawa69: checks
RudyB38: checks
johnno1961: checks
bcal717: bets 40
joe3630: calls 40
Hero: folds
popobawa69: calls 40
RudyB38: folds
johnno1961: folds
Turn: 6:spade:
joe3630: checks
popobawa69: checks
bcal717: checks
River: 9:heart:
joe3630: checks
popobawa69: checks
bcal717: bets 40
joe3630: calls 40
popobawa69: folds
Showdown:
bcal717: shows A:spade: 4:club: (a pair of Fours)
joe3630: shows A:club: 4:diamond: (a pair of Fours)
joe3630 collected 160 from pot
bcal717 collected 160 from pot



-----Hand 2-----
Heros M = 49.33
PokerStars Game #23882478910: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/01/14 0:37:03 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: skiRus (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: bcal717 (1550 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1540 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (1480 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: popobawa69 (1360 in chips)
Seat 7: mcgtool (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (1650 in chips)
Seat 9: johnno1961 (1420 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 10
lordoffatnes: posts big blind 20
Preflop: Hero dealt 7:diamond: 6:diamond:
popobawa69: calls 20
mcgtool: calls 20
RudyB38: calls 20
johnno1961: folds
skiRus: calls 20
bcal717: folds
joe3630: calls 20
Hero: calls 10
lordoffatnes: checks
Flop: 6:club: 7:heart: 6:heart:
Hero: checks
lordoffatnes: checks
popobawa69: checks
mcgtool: checks
RudyB38: checks
skiRus: checks
joe3630: bets 100
Hero: raises 200 to 300
lordoffatnes: folds
popobawa69: folds
mcgtool: folds
RudyB38: folds
skiRus: folds
joe3630: calls 200
Turn: Q:club:
Hero: bets 500
joe3630: folds
Uncalled bet (500) returned to Hero
Hero collected 740 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


6:spade: A:club: BU (M = 63.33; c+f+c+c+f+c+F)
9:spade: J:club: CO (M = 63.33; c+f+f+c+c+F)
A:spade: 5:heart: CO-1 (M = 63.33; f+f+f+f+F)
8:spade: 7:diamond: MP2 (M = 63.33; f+f+c+F)
K:diamond: 8:heart: MP1 (M = 63.33; f+f+F)
Q:diamond: J:club: UTG+1 (M = 63.33; f+F)
4:heart: 5:diamond: UTG (M = 42.22; F)
5:heart: 7:spade: BB (M = 42.22; f+f+r+f+f+f+f+f+F)

-----Hand 3-----
Heros M = 41.56
PokerStars Game #23882665510: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2009/01/14 0:46:58 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: skiRus (1400 in chips)
Seat 2: bcal717 (1540 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (955 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (1870 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (1460 in chips)
Seat 6: popobawa69 (1180 in chips)
Seat 7: mcgtool (1545 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (2060 in chips)
Seat 9: johnno1961 (1490 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 15
lordoffatnes: posts big blind 30
Preflop: Hero dealt K:diamond: K:club:
popobawa69: calls 30
mcgtool: raises 60 to 90
RudyB38: calls 90
johnno1961: calls 90
skiRus: folds
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Hero: raises 345 to 435
lordoffatnes: folds
popobawa69: folds
mcgtool: calls 345
RudyB38: folds
johnno1961: calls 345
Flop: 7:club: 5:heart: Q:spade:
Hero: bets 1435 and is all-in
mcgtool: calls 1110 and is all-in
johnno1961: folds
Uncalled bet (325) returned to Hero
Turn: J:diamond:
River: T:heart:
Showdown:
Hero: shows K:diamond: K:club: (a pair of Kings)
mcgtool: shows 9:heart: 9:spade: (a pair of Nines)
Hero collected 3675 from pot


A:diamond: 6:club: BU (M = 88.89; f+f+c+f+f+F)
K:spade: 8:heart: CO (M = 88.89; f+f+f+c+F)
J:diamond: 9:heart: MP2 (M = 88.89; c+c+f+F)
T:heart: 7:heart: MP1 (M = 88.89; f+f+F)
8:heart: A:heart: UTG+1 (M = 88.89; c+F)
8:diamond: 5:heart: UTG (M = 88.89; F)

-----Hand 4-----
Heros M = 88.89
PokerStars Game #23882798209: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2009/01/14 0:54:23 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: skiRus (65 in chips)
Seat 2: bcal717 (1405 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (970 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (4000 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (1400 in chips)
Seat 6: popobawa69 (1030 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3440 in chips)
Seat 9: johnno1961 (1190 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
Preflop: Hero dealt Q:club: 3:spade:
lordoffatnes: folds
popobawa69: folds
RudyB38: calls 30
johnno1961: folds
skiRus: folds
bcal717: calls 30
joe3630: calls 15
Hero: checks
Flop: K:heart: A:club: Q:heart:
joe3630: checks
Hero: checks
RudyB38: bets 300
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to RudyB38
RudyB38 collected 120 from pot
RudyB38: doesnt show hand


7:heart: 5:heart: SB (M = 52.93; c+c+r+p+f+f+F)
2:diamond: 6:diamond: BU (M = 52.60; c+f+c+f+F)
9:heart: Q:club: CO (M = 52.60; c+f+c+F)

-----Hand 5-----
Heros M = 52.60
PokerStars Game #23882873978: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/01/14 0:58:43 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1325 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (2030 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (3945 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (510 in chips)
Seat 6: popobawa69 (830 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3330 in chips)
Seat 9: johnno1961 (1530 in chips)
RudyB38: posts small blind 25
johnno1961: posts big blind 50
Preflop: Hero dealt A:diamond: K:diamond:
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Hero: raises 100 to 150
lordoffatnes: folds
popobawa69: folds
RudyB38: folds
johnno1961: calls 100
Flop: 5:club: 2:spade: 8:club:
johnno1961: checks
Hero: bets 250
johnno1961: folds
Uncalled bet (250) returned to Hero
Hero collected 325 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


8:club: T:diamond: UTG+1 (M = 54.93; f+F)
K:diamond: 6:club: UTG (M = 54.93; F)

-----Hand 6-----
Heros M = 54.93
PokerStars Game #23882910438: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/01/14 1:00:51 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1700 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1980 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (4120 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (1095 in chips)
Seat 6: popobawa69 (830 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (2545 in chips)
Seat 9: johnno1961 (1230 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 25
Hero: posts big blind 50
Preflop: Hero dealt K:spade: 6:diamond:
lordoffatnes: folds
popobawa69: folds
RudyB38: calls 50
johnno1961: folds
bcal717: folds
joe3630: calls 25
Hero: checks
Flop: 6:heart: 2:club: Q:heart:
joe3630: checks
Hero: checks
RudyB38: bets 150
joe3630: folds
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (150) returned to RudyB38
RudyB38 collected 150 from pot
RudyB38: doesnt show hand


3:heart: 6:spade: SB (M = 54.27; f+c+f+c+f+F)
7:spade: 5:club: BU (M = 53.93; c+f+f+f+F)
5:spade: A:spade: CO (M = 53.93; f+f+f+F)
4:spade: K:spade: MP1 (M = 26.97; f+f+F)
A:club: 9:club: UTG+1 (M = 26.97; c+F)

-----Hand 7-----
Heros M = 26.97
PokerStars Game #23883005404: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/01/14 1:06:24 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (2875 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1330 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (4045 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (520 in chips)
Seat 6: popobawa69 (655 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (2695 in chips)
Seat 9: johnno1961 (1380 in chips)
bcal717: posts small blind 50
joe3630: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Hero dealt Q:diamond: A:heart:
Hero: raises 200 to 300
lordoffatnes: folds
popobawa69: folds
RudyB38: folds
johnno1961: folds
bcal717: calls 250
joe3630: folds
Flop: 3:spade: 4:diamond: 8:spade:
bcal717: checks
Hero: bets 400
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 700 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 8-----
Heros M = 29.63
PokerStars Game #23883014860: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/01/14 1:06:58 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (2575 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1230 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (4445 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (520 in chips)
Seat 6: popobawa69 (655 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (2695 in chips)
Seat 9: johnno1961 (1380 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Hero dealt Q:heart: 6:diamond:
lordoffatnes: folds
popobawa69: calls 100
RudyB38: calls 100
johnno1961: folds
bcal717: calls 100
joe3630: calls 50
Hero: checks
Flop: 4:club: 5:club: 3:diamond:
joe3630: checks
Hero: bets 400
popobawa69: raises 155 to 555 and is all-in
RudyB38: folds
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Hero: calls 155
Turn: 4:heart:
River: 2:heart:
Showdown:
Hero: shows Q:heart: 6:diamond: (a straight, Deuce to Six)
popobawa69: shows T:diamond: T:heart: (two pair, Tens and Fours)
Hero collected 1610 from pot


8:heart: 3:heart: SB (M = 36.00; f+c+f+f+F)
T:diamond: 9:diamond: BU (M = 35.67; f+c+f+F)
7:spade: A:diamond: CO (M = 35.67; f+f+F)

-----Hand 9-----
Heros M = 35.67
PokerStars Game #23883074692: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/01/14 1:10:34 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1775 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1130 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (5350 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (370 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3245 in chips)
Seat 9: johnno1961 (1630 in chips)
johnno1961: posts small blind 50
bcal717: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Hero dealt A:club: J:heart:
joe3630: folds
Hero: raises 200 to 300
lordoffatnes: folds
RudyB38: folds
johnno1961: folds
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (200) returned to Hero
Hero collected 250 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


7:spade: A:diamond: UTG (M = 36.67; F)

-----Hand 10-----
Heros M = 36.67
PokerStars Game #23883092611: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/01/14 1:11:40 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1625 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1030 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (5500 in chips)
Seat 5: lordoffatnes (370 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (4975 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Hero dealt 2:club: 9:club:
lordoffatnes: folds
RudyB38: calls 100
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Hero: checks
Flop: 6:spade: 2:spade: 8:diamond:
Hero: bets 200
RudyB38: folds
Uncalled bet (200) returned to Hero
Hero collected 250 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


8:club: 3:heart: SB (M = 37.67; c+c+c+F)
Q:diamond: 8:heart: BU (M = 37.33; f+F)
9:diamond: Q:club: UTG (M = 37.33; F)

-----Hand 11-----
Heros M = 37.33
PokerStars Game #23883130203: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2009/01/14 1:14:01 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1375 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (2530 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (5600 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3995 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100
Preflop: Hero dealt K:club: 7:diamond:
RudyB38: folds
bcal717: folds
joe3630: calls 50
Hero: checks
Flop: 9:club: 9:diamond: 5:club:
joe3630: checks
Hero: checks
Turn: Q:heart:
joe3630: checks
Hero: checks
River: 6:club:
joe3630: bets 2430 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (2430) returned to joe3630
joe3630 collected 200 from pot
joe3630: doesnt show hand


4:spade: T:club: SB (M = 24.44; f+c+F)

-----Hand 12-----
Heros M = 24.11
PokerStars Game #23883156810: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/01/14 1:15:42 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1375 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (2855 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (5425 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3845 in chips)
RudyB38: posts small blind 75
bcal717: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Hero dealt K:spade: Q:diamond:
joe3630: folds
Hero: raises 300 to 450
RudyB38: folds
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to Hero
Hero collected 375 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 13-----
Heros M = 25.11
PokerStars Game #23883161957: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/01/14 1:16:02 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1225 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (2855 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (5650 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3770 in chips)
bcal717: posts small blind 75
joe3630: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Hero dealt A:spade: K:heart:
Hero: raises 300 to 450
RudyB38: folds
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to Hero
Hero collected 375 from pot
Hero: shows [As Kh] (high card Ace)



-----Hand 14-----
Heros M = 26.11
PokerStars Game #23883166878: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/01/14 1:16:20 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1150 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (2705 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (5875 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3770 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Hero dealt J:heart: 7:diamond:
RudyB38: calls 150
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Hero: checks
Flop: 6:club: 4:club: 3:spade:
Hero: checks
RudyB38: bets 300
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to RudyB38
RudyB38 collected 375 from pot
RudyB38: doesnt show hand


J:diamond: 6:spade: SB (M = 25.44; f+f+F)

-----Hand 15-----
Heros M = 25.11
PokerStars Game #23883181124: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/01/14 1:17:14 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1150 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (2630 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (5650 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (4070 in chips)
RudyB38: posts small blind 75
bcal717: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Hero dealt K:spade: Q:diamond:
joe3630: calls 150
Hero: raises 300 to 450
RudyB38: calls 375
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Flop: K:heart: 2:club: 8:heart:
RudyB38: checks
Hero: bets 1050
RudyB38: folds
Uncalled bet (1050) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1200 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


5:diamond: 4:spade: UTG (M = 28.44; F)

-----Hand 16-----
Heros M = 28.44
PokerStars Game #23883208140: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/01/14 1:18:57 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (850 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (2555 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (6400 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3695 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Hero dealt 9:heart: T:diamond:
RudyB38: folds
bcal717: folds
joe3630: calls 75
Hero: checks
Flop: 5:club: A:diamond: 4:diamond:
joe3630: bets 150
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (150) returned to joe3630
joe3630 collected 300 from pot
joe3630: doesnt show hand


3:spade: K:spade: SB (M = 27.78; f+f+F)
7:diamond: Q:diamond: BU (M = 27.44; f+F)
3:heart: 2:heart: UTG (M = 27.44; F)

-----Hand 17-----
Heros M = 27.44
PokerStars Game #23883239326: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/01/14 1:20:57 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1075 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (2780 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (6175 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3470 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Hero dealt A:diamond: 7:diamond:
RudyB38: folds
bcal717: folds
joe3630: calls 75
Hero: raises 300 to 450
joe3630: calls 300
Flop: T:spade: 9:heart: 6:diamond:
joe3630: checks
Hero: bets 600
joe3630: folds
Uncalled bet (600) returned to Hero
Hero collected 900 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


3:spade: 7:club: SB (M = 29.44; f+c+F)
4:spade: 3:spade: BU (M = 29.11; f+F)
7:club: 2:club: UTG (M = 29.11; F)
9:club: A:club: BB (Folded to Hero.)

-----Hand 18-----
Heros M = 29.44
PokerStars Game #23883280549: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level V (75/150) - 2009/01/14 1:23:36 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (850 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (2330 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (6625 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3695 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 75
RudyB38: posts big blind 150
Preflop: Hero dealt 4:spade: 2:diamond:
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Hero: raises 300 to 450
RudyB38: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to Hero
Hero collected 300 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


Q:heart: 9:club: BU (M = 30.11; c+F)
T:heart: K:spade: UTG (M = 30.11; F)
J:diamond: 6:spade: BB (M = 22.58; c+f+r+F)
2:heart: J:diamond: SB (M = 21.92; f+f+F)
3:heart: K:diamond: BU (M = 21.58; f+F)
5:diamond: 8:heart: UTG (M = 21.58; F)
K:diamond: 3:heart: BB (Folded to Hero.)

-----Hand 19-----
Heros M = 21.92
PokerStars Game #23883340479: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:27:30 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (950 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (3680 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (6575 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (2295 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 100
RudyB38: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt A:club: J:diamond:
bcal717: folds
joe3630: calls 200
Hero: raises 400 to 600
RudyB38: folds
joe3630: calls 400
Flop: Q:heart: 8:heart: 7:diamond:
Hero: bets 800
joe3630: calls 800
Turn: K:heart:
Hero: checks
joe3630: checks
River: Q:spade:
Hero: bets 1000
joe3630: folds
Uncalled bet (1000) returned to Hero
Hero collected 3000 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


3:heart: 5:club: BU (M = 27.25; f+F)
2:heart: T:spade: UTG (M = 27.25; F)
5:spade: 6:heart: BB (M = 27.25; f+p+f+F)
3:heart: 5:spade: SB (M = 26.58; p+f+F)
6:diamond: K:spade: BU (M = 26.25; f+F)
8:club: 3:diamond: UTG (M = 26.25; F)

-----Hand 20-----
Heros M = 26.25
PokerStars Game #23883396299: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:31:11 ET
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Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1950 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1780 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (7875 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (1895 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt 7:heart: T:club:
RudyB38: calls 200
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Hero: checks
Flop: 2:heart: Q:club: 6:club:
Hero: checks
RudyB38: bets 400
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to RudyB38
RudyB38 collected 500 from pot
RudyB38: doesnt show hand


5:spade: Q:heart: SB (M = 25.58; c+f+F)

-----Hand 21-----
Heros M = 25.25
PokerStars Game #23883413993: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:32:18 ET
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Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (2250 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1680 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (7575 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (1995 in chips)
RudyB38: posts small blind 100
bcal717: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt Q:spade: K:heart:
joe3630: folds
Hero: raises 400 to 600
RudyB38: folds
bcal717: calls 400
Flop: J:club: K:club: T:club:
bcal717: checks
Hero: bets 1000
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (1000) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1300 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


K:heart: 3:diamond: UTG (M = 27.58; F)

-----Hand 22-----
Heros M = 27.58
PokerStars Game #23883431314: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:33:26 ET
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Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (1550 in chips)
Seat 3: joe3630 (1480 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (8275 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (2195 in chips)
joe3630: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt 7:heart: J:heart:
RudyB38: calls 200
bcal717: folds
joe3630: folds
Hero: checks
Flop: 4:diamond: 8:heart: 8:diamond:
Hero: bets 400
RudyB38: raises 1595 to 1995 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (1595) returned to RudyB38
RudyB38 collected 1300 from pot
RudyB38: doesnt show hand


4:heart: 6:heart: SB (M = 25.58; f+f+F)
6:diamond: J:diamond: BU (M = 25.25; c+F)
8:spade: 9:club: UTG (M = 18.94; F)
8:diamond: J:heart: BB (M = 18.88; r+f+f+F)
8:club: K:heart: SB (M = 18.31; c+f+F)
6:spade: 4:heart: BU (M = 18.00; r+F)

-----Hand 23-----
Heros M = 19.13
PokerStars Game #23883500451: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:37:59 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (2475 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (7175 in chips)
Seat 8: RudyB38 (3850 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
bcal717: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt K:club: A:spade:
RudyB38: calls 200
bcal717: calls 100
Hero: raises 400 to 600
RudyB38: calls 400
bcal717: folds
Flop: 6:club: 9:diamond: 4:spade:
Hero: bets 1200
RudyB38: raises 2025 to 3225 and is all-in
Hero: calls 2025
Turn: 6:diamond:
River: 2:spade:
Showdown:
Hero: shows K:club: A:spade: (a pair of Sixes)
RudyB38: shows 7:club: 8:club: (a pair of Sixes - lower kicker)
Hero collected 7925 from pot



-----Hand 24-----
Heros M = 32.14
PokerStars Game #23883516808: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:39:04 ET
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Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (2250 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (11250 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
bcal717: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt K:heart: 6:club:
bcal717: raises 200 to 400
Hero: raises 200 to 600
bcal717: raises 1625 to 2225 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (1625) returned to bcal717
bcal717 collected 1250 from pot


5:diamond: 9:spade: SB (M = 30.36; F)
7:diamond: 5:heart: BB (M = 30.00; r+F)

-----Hand 25-----
Heros M = 29.36
PokerStars Game #23883527166: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:39:45 ET
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Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (3225 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (10275 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
bcal717: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt 5:club: J:diamond:
Hero: raises 400 to 600
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 450 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


7:spade: A:club: BB (Folded to Hero.)

-----Hand 26-----
Heros M = 30.36
PokerStars Game #23883533432: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:40:10 ET
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Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (2875 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (10625 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
bcal717: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt K:diamond: 4:diamond:
Hero: raises 400 to 600
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 450 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 27-----
Heros M = 31.00
PokerStars Game #23883536310: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:40:21 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (2650 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (10850 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
bcal717: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt A:spade: Q:club:
bcal717: calls 100
Hero: raises 400 to 600
bcal717: calls 400
Flop: A:diamond: 7:heart: 8:spade:
Hero: bets 600
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (600) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1250 from pot
Hero: shows [As Qc] (a pair of Aces)



-----Hand 28-----
Heros M = 32.79
PokerStars Game #23883541359: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:40:42 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (2025 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (11475 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
bcal717: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt 4:heart: 4:club:
Hero: raises 400 to 600
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 450 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand


2:spade: 3:club: BB (M = 33.43; r+F)

-----Hand 29-----
Heros M = 32.79
PokerStars Game #23883547255: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:41:05 ET
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Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (2025 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (11475 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
bcal717: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt K:heart: J:diamond:
Hero: raises 400 to 600
bcal717: raises 400 to 1000
Hero: raises 1600 to 2600
bcal717: calls 1000 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (600) returned to Hero
Flop: T:club: A:diamond: 2:diamond:
Turn: 5:spade:
River: 3:heart:
Showdown:
bcal717: shows 4:diamond: A:club: (a straight, Ace to Five)
Hero: shows K:heart: J:diamond: (high card Ace)
bcal717 collected 4050 from pot


7:heart: 5:heart: BB (Folded to Hero.)

-----Hand 30-----
Heros M = 27.36
PokerStars Game #23883559048: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:41:52 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (3925 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (9575 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
bcal717: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt K:heart: K:spade:
Hero: raises 400 to 600
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 450 from pot
Hero: shows [Kh Ks] (a pair of Kings)


9:spade: 6:spade: BB (M = 28.00; r+F)

-----Hand 31-----
Heros M = 27.36
PokerStars Game #23883565168: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:42:17 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (3925 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (9575 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
bcal717: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt T:club: 5:club:
Hero: raises 400 to 600
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to Hero
Hero collected 450 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 32-----
Heros M = 28.00
PokerStars Game #23883568212: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:42:29 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (3700 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (9800 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
bcal717: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt 6:spade: 7:club:
bcal717: calls 100
Hero: checks
Flop: 3:diamond: J:spade: J:club:
Hero: checks
bcal717: bets 200
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (200) returned to bcal717
bcal717 collected 450 from pot



-----Hand 33-----
Heros M = 27.36
PokerStars Game #23883573692: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:42:51 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (3925 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (9575 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
bcal717: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt 8:spade: Q:diamond:
Hero: raises 400 to 600
bcal717: raises 400 to 1000
Hero: folds
Uncalled bet (400) returned to bcal717
bcal717 collected 1250 from pot


4:diamond: 9:spade: BB (Folded to Hero.)

-----Hand 34-----
Heros M = 25.93
PokerStars Game #23883581753: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:43:23 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (4425 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (9075 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
Hero: posts small blind 100
bcal717: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt A:heart: 8:diamond:
Hero: raises 400 to 600
bcal717: calls 400
Flop: 9:diamond: 6:diamond: K:diamond:
bcal717: checks
Hero: checks
Turn: A:diamond:
bcal717: checks
Hero: bets 1000
bcal717: folds
Uncalled bet (1000) returned to Hero
Hero collected 1250 from pot
Hero: doesnt show hand



-----Hand 35-----
Heros M = 27.71
PokerStars Game #23883589606: Tournament #133903036, $1.00+$0.20 Holdem No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2009/01/14 1:43:55 ET
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v1.1.4w) from http://www.FlopTurnRiver.com
Table 133903036 1 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: bcal717 (3800 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (9700 in chips)
All players post the ante 25
bcal717: posts small blind 100
Hero: posts big blind 200
Preflop: Hero dealt 8:club: Q:diamond:
bcal717: calls 100
Hero: checks
Flop: 7:diamond: Q:heart: 2:spade:
Hero: checks
bcal717: checks
Turn: 4:heart:
Hero: bets 600
bcal717: raises 1400 to 2000
Hero: calls 1400
River: 3:club:
Hero: bets 1600
bcal717: calls 1575 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (25) returned to Hero
Showdown:
Hero: shows 8:club: Q:diamond: (a pair of Queens)
bcal717: shows J:heart: J:diamond: (a pair of Jacks)
Hero collected 7600 from pot



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Sorry you got no replies yet. I will try to look at this over the next few days (have some long plane flights to do so I might do it then).

Hand 1: open shove flop.

Hand 2: the flop c/r is fine i guess but i probably bet less on the turn. make someone pay to draw dead :P

Hand 3: thats a pretty big raise pf, ur not gonna get action too often if u raise that much. i like 240ish. thats also a pretty dry board, u could bet 500-600 and get the rest in on the turn but shoving works against bad people lol.

Hand 8: kinda risky leading out here, i c/f this flop.

Hand 15: pretty good flop. why so much?

Hand 19: not the best river card to bluff at, maybe im just a tight ass.

Hand 23: too risky. just muck.

Hand 24: dont minraise. shoving calling and folding are all good.

hand 33: if he minraises i think im calling here.

i think u should work on ur bet sizing, ur losing out on value on some of those hands (KQ, KK, 67)

also when blinds get bigger, raising 2.5 bbs does the same as 3 bbs. cept you save some cheese if u get repushed.

Overall I think you played well, your preflop hand selection and positional awareness were both good as was your aggression.

Probably the only general pieces of advice from this tourney:
- When you're raising after limper, add a BB to your raise for each limper compared to what you would open raise.
- 2.5x BB open raise is usually sufficient once blinds hit 50/100. Saves you some chips if you have to give up
- Anytime opps have ~10x BB or less in their stack or the chips in the pot are 15% or more of either your stack or your opps' stack (whichever is less) just shove it rather than standard raising.
- There were probably a few other hands you could have open raised since opps seemed to be quite weak/tight on the bubble, I pointed them out in the comments.

2. 76s - bet the flop for like 70-80 or so. With so many players seeing the flop, at least one opp will call your bet allowing you to build a big pot with your big hand.

3. KK - good, nh

8. Q6o - I check and call with odds with your OESD rather than leading. With one opp in the hand I can see a semi-bluff here but not with four.

7:spade: A:diamond: CO (M = 35.67; f+f+F) (between 8 and 9) - with your stack I raise this one

11. K7o - with your stack I raise him back, make it 350 to go. If he calls, at least you have position on the flop.

12. KQo - minor point, but once blinds hit 50/100 I make it 2.5x BB rather than 3x, saves you some chips if you have to give up either preflop or on the flop.

15. KQo - with the limper in front, raise a little more, say 500 to go. Also, maybe you can bet 2/3 pot on the flop, that still gives opp incorrect odds to chase a draw but might get calls from hands you beat like A8 or worse kings.

16. T9o - with your stack and the short stack pretty short, put him all in preflop.

3:spade: K:spade: SB (M = 27.78; f+f+F) (between 16 and 17) - I raise this for sure

7:diamond: Q:diamond: BU (M = 27.44; f+F) (also between 16 and 17) - if the short stack in the BB wasn't quite so short I would raise this one too, but the problem here is that you'd be priced in to call if he did

17. A7s - perfect

18. 42o - it's fine, particularly if you have a read that the BB is tight

T:heart: K:spade: UTG (M = 30.11; F) (between 18 and 19) - I raise this
2Heart JDiamond SB (M = 21.92; f+f+F) - and this
3Heart KDiamond BU (M = 21.58; f+F) - and if I didn't raise the other hands I definitely raise this

19. AJo - 700 preflop, but whatever. Flop c-bet is good, and I actually like the river bet; too often I just check it down and lose the pot on showdown, so I like this (it's very scary for opp because of the shortstack).

6:diamond: K:spade: BU (M = 26.25; f+F) (between 19 and 20) - raise

21. KQo - wow, that's a scary flop for you, but you have to bet it for sure.

22. J7s - I don't hate your lead but if opps realise you donkbet the flop every time you're first in you'll get no credit after a while

23. AKo - with 675 chips already in the pot preflop, I just shove it preflop rather than standard raising. If you are going to standard raise then make it at least 900-1000 (adding a BB for each limper) and shoving the flop if you miss. I am honestly not sure that I would have called the shove over, although you were correct on this occasion I think it's a losing play overall as you're behind his likely range.

24. K6o - min re-raise is completely pointless here. Either fold (my preferred option) or flat call and get it AI on a K high flop

27. AQo - 700 preflop, and on a relatively dry (draw free) board I would go for a check-raise if opp has been aggressive postflop. Also, don't show - keep them guessing.

28. 44 - shove it since opp has ~10x BB

29. KJo - as per 28, shove preflop. As played I would probably fold to the min 3-bet since opp is never folding after putting half his stack in the pot.

34. A8o - you can c-bet the flop, I wouldn't necessarily check behind just because the flop is monotone

35. Q8o - I take it that you were going for the check-raise on the flop - I like it. On the turn, lead bet is good but after opp raises just shove over. You're pot committed and so is opp and you'd hate to see an ace fall on the river.

Taipan, I would just shove AQo in Hand 27.

Thanks for the replies. I know I need to work on bet sizing and the 2.5bb raise.

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Originally Posted by taipan168

19. AJo - 700 preflop, but whatever. Flop c-bet is good, and I actually like the river bet; too often I just check it down and lose the pot on showdown, so I like this (it's very scary for opp because of the shortstack).

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I bet here to price my hand. If I don't opp will probably shove and take down the pot. Obviously I am looking for a fold, but don't want it to look that way. This hand was just as scary for me, as is was for him I am sure, and my most memorable hand from the game.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by taipan168

23. AKo - with 675 chips already in the pot preflop, I just shove it preflop rather than standard raising. If you are going to standard raise then make it at least 900-1000 (adding a BB for each limper) and shoving the flop if you miss. I am honestly not sure that I would have called the shove over, although you were correct on this occasion I think it's a losing play overall as you're behind his likely range.

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Read dependent. I was looking for a shove over by him pre flop. His c/r on the flop just felt like "I am tired of being bullied". I admit that I should have folded, but I didn't want to give the impression that I could be bullied either. I keep coming back to this hand in my mind, and I think it was probably my worst play of the game.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by taipan168

24. K6o - min re-raise is completely pointless here. Either fold (my preferred option) or flat call and get it AI on a K high flop

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First hand heads up. Just wanted to send a message that a min raise isn't enough. He didn't min raised again.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by taipan168

27. AQo - 700 preflop, and on a relatively dry (draw free) board I would go for a check-raise if opp has been aggressive postflop. Also, don't show - keep them guessing.

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Sometimes habits die hard, I came out betting before I even knew what I was doing. Then kicked myself in the butt for not getting anything from him.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by baudib

Taipan, I would just shove AQo in Hand 27.

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I'm not sure I understand why. I can't help but think that a shove here shows I have a strong hand. I haven't open shoved anything yet, and with my stack there is no reason for opp to believe that I would be bluffing to blind steal. Maybe this would be as good as spot as any to start open shoving, but I can't help but think I am going to get a couple of folds before he calls, and I didn't mind a call on this hand.

Well, for one I think that there's not much difference between standard raising +cbetting and shoving. If you raise to $700 as taipan suggests, he calls and then you cbet a bricked flop, you're pretty much committed if he check-raises anyway.

I'm interested in hearing why Taipan would wanna play postflop poker here as he's the one guy who seems to shove more than me.

Yeah, looking at hand 27 again, I probably just shove it preflop considering the chips already in the pot.